#A538DB#A538DB

#A538DB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.238 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A538DB
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 219)
HSL	hsl(280, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(280, 74%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.7%, 74.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 68.23, -62.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 92.83, 317.31°)
OKLab	oklab(57.28% 0.1581 -0.1782)
OKLCH	oklch(57.28% 0.238 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.7150, 15.9429, 68.5161)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A538DB #6EDB38

analogous

#5438DB #A538DB #DB38C0

triadic

#A538DB #DBA538 #38DBA5

tetradic

#A538DB #DB5438 #6EDB38 #38C0DB

square

#A538DB #DB5438 #6EDB38 #38C0DB

split-complementary

#A538DB #C0DB38 #38DB54

monochromatic

#5E1781 #8421B5 #A538DB #BC6CE4 #D4A0EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#A538DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#A538DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A538DB

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A538DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A538DB	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B71D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E5E88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a538db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.238 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c579e7',
    500: '#a538db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a538db;
$custom-light: #c579e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a538db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.123,
    "s": 69.362,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57277,
    "c": 0.23819,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A538DB

secondary

#ACDA95

accent

#EC3C76

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F9EEFD

border

#D2C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #A538DB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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